August 21, 2025
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton confirmed that quarterback
Bo Nix and the rest of the team's starters will play eight to 10 offensive snaps in the preseason finale on Saturday against the New Orleans Saints. Nix played briefly in the preseason opener against the San Francisco 49ers and looked rusty before not suiting up for the second preseason game last weekend versus the Arizona Cardinals. The 25-year-old will get one final brief tune-up against another squad this weekend before a Week 1 season-opening matchup against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Sept. 7. The former Oregon Duck started off slow in Payton's offense in his rookie campaign before hitting his stride and taking off, throwing for 3,775 yards, 29 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. If Nix continue to grow in Payton's offense in Year 2, he should be in play as at least a low-end QB1 in fantasy.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Denver Post - Luca Evans
August 21, 2025
Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay said that quarterback
Matthew Stafford (back) has been a full participant at practice all week. When asked how Stafford has looked the last few days, McVay said, "He's looked like the stud we know." However, Stafford will not travel with the team to Cleveland for their preseason finale against the Browns on Saturday. The 37-year-old veteran has now practiced four straight days without restrictions and appears to be on track to be ready for the Week 1 regular-season opener on Sunday, Sept. 7, against the Houston Texans. He may not be 100% to begin the season, but it's good news for receivers
Puka Nacua and Davonte Adams that Stafford should be on the field in Week 1. Expect Stafford to be limited early in the practice week next week. For fantasy purposes, he has become a low-end QB2 with injury risk.
--Keith HernandezSource: TheRams.com - Stu Jackson
August
21,
2025
Green
Bay
Packers
head
coach
Matt
LaFleur
shut
down
any
rumors
of
wide
receiver
Romeo
Doubs
(back)
being
cut
following
training
camp.
When
asked
about
the
potential
for
Doubs
to
be
cut
on
the
Up
&
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August 21, 2025
New Orleans Saints second-year quarterback
Spencer Rattler will make the start for Saturday's preseason finale against the Denver Broncos, head coach Kellen Moore announced after practice on Thursday. The competition for the starting QB job remains neck and neck between Rattler and rookie second-rounder
Tyler Shough, and Rattler making the "start" doesn't really mean he's the favorite to be named the Week 1 starter after Saturday's contest. The 24-year-old looked better than Shough did in the second preseason contest against the Jacksonville Jaguars, though, so if he can do that for a second straight week, Moore will likely name Rattler as the starter under center to begin the season. Rattler, a fifth-rounder last year, looked like a rookie in his seven games (six starts), throwing for 1,317 yards, four touchdowns and five picks. Fantasy managers will want to avoid the Saints' QB situation.
--Keith HernandezSource: New Orleans Saints
August
21,
2025
New
England
Patriots
wide
receiver
Ja'Lynn
Polk
(shoulder)
will
miss
the
entire
2025
season
due
to
a
shoulder
injury
that
needs
surgery,
sources
told
FOX
Sports'
Jordan
Schultz
on
Thursday.
Polk
visited
with
multiple
specialists
before
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August 21, 2025
Jacksonville Jaguars rookie two-way star
Travis Hunter (upper body) was held out of Thursday's joint practice with the Miami Dolphins due to an upper-body injury, and he will not play in the team's preseason finale on Saturday night against Miami, according to Michael DiRocco of ESPN. The Jaguars considered having Hunter practice, but they took the precautionary route since they don't want him to aggravate the injury that has kept the Heisman Trophy winner out of the team's three previous practices and the second preseason game. The 22-year-old second overall pick out of Colorado suffered the injury in the team's scrimmage on Aug. 14. Although he hasn't been practicing with the rest of the team, he took part in individual drills on Tuesday and Wednesday, suggesting he should be just fine for the Week 1 regular-season opener on Sunday, Sept. 7, versus the Carolina Panthers.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Michael DiRocco
August
21,
2025
Trainers
were
looking
at
Cincinnati
Bengals
wide
receiver
Tee
Higgins'
left
ankle
during
training
camp
practice
on
Thursday,
according
to
Jeremy
Rauch.
Higgins
got
his
leg
tangled
up
during
a
play
and
was
seen
hobbling
off
the
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August 21, 2025
Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said that quarterback
Lamar Jackson (foot) is fine after he was stepped on during Wednsday's training camp practice. Jackson got an X-ray, which came back negative, just for peace of mind. "Prayers do get answered," Harbaugh said. The Ravens held Jackson out of practice on Thursday because his foot was still sore. The 28-year-old two-time MVP will not play in the team's preseason finale on Saturday against the Washington Commanders, but he'll be just fine for the Week 1 regular-season opener in a showdown with the Buffalo Bills. Jackson was already an elite fantasy threat with his legs, but he took the next step as a passer last year, too. He finished as the QB1 with 4,172 passing yards, 41 touchdowns and only four interceptions while rushing for 915 yards and four more scores.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Ian Rapoport
August 21, 2025
Washington Commanders running back
Chris Rodriguez Jr. will likely be used in short-yardage situations and at the goal line this season, according to Commanders head coach Dan Quinn. With
Brian Robinson Jr. almost certainly on his way out in Washington, the team appears to be comfortable with a committee of
Austin Ekeler,
Jacory Croskey-Merritt, Rodriguez Jr., and
Jeremy McNichols at the running back position. In 22 career NFL games over the last two seasons, Rodriguez Jr. has 86 carries for 420 yards and four touchdowns. He could be worth a late-round dart throw in deep leagues given his presumed role and the opportunity to earn more touches in Washington.
--Will BradySource: Ben Standig
August 21, 2025
Atlanta Falcons tight end
Kyle Pitts Sr. has been studying historically elite quarterback/tight end relationships and wants to foster that with Falcons QB
Michael Penix Jr., according to ESPN's Marc Raimondi. Raimondi says that this is a noteworthy change from how Pitts has spoken about the quarterbacks he has played with in the past. In the three games that Penix Jr. started for the Falcons in 2024, Pitts was targeted 10 times and hauled in seven catches for 65 yards and a touchdown. The 24-year-old tight end remains one of the most physically gifted players at his position, and he may have an opportunity for increased targets early in the season with Falcons wide receiver
Darnell Mooney (shoulder) currently sidelined. Pitts profiles as a fringe TE1 for fantasy with solid upside but a very low floor.
--Will BradySource: The 33rd Team - Ari Meirov
August 21, 2025
Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver
Johnny Wilson (knee, ankle) will undergo surgery on his knee and ankle and miss the entire 2025 season, according to Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Wilson suffered the injuries in practice on Tuesday. The 24-year-old was selected in the sixth round by the Eagles in 2024 and appeared in 16 games as a rookie, recording five catches. Wilson was expected to play a larger role on offense in his second season, but that will now have to wait until 2026. Philadelphia acquired wide receiver
John Metchie III from the Houston Texans earlier this week, and Metchie III looks like the favorite to take Wilson's role as the team's WR4.
--Will BradySource: The Philadelphia Inquirer - Jeff McLane
August 21, 2025
Arizona Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon said that the plan for the preseason finale against the Las Vegas Raiders would be "similar" to last week in which almost all of the starters and a few other key players did not suit up. Murray and most of the offensive starters only played two possessions in the preseason opener againt the Kansas City Chiefs before sitting out in last weekend's loss to the Denver Broncos. While Murray and the rest of the starters probably won't face the Raiders, it was widely reported this summer that the signal-caller and second-year receiver
Marvin Harrison Jr. have improved their chemistry heading into the 2025 season. Murray threw for 3,851 yards, 21 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in 17 starts in hi sixth year in the NFL in 2024, but it's his rushing/scrambling ability that puts him in contention as a low-end QB1 in fantasy.
--Keith HernandezSource: AZCardinals.com - Darren Urban
August 21, 2025
Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel said that he plans for the starters to play at least a little of the preseason finale on Saturday against the Jacksonville Jaguars. The amount of playing time the starters get will be determined on how they perform in Thursday's joint practice with the Jags, according to Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network. Quarterback
Tua Tagovailoa will get one more dress rehearsal before the regular-season opener on Sunday, Sept. 7, against the Indianapolis Colts, although he'll be without receiver
Tyreek Hill (oblique) and running back
De'Von Achane (calf), basically his two best offensive weapons. At the most, Tagovailoa will likely get a couple of offensive series before being pulled. The 27-year-old and Miami's offense was a dink-and-dunk unit last year, and Tua missed more time with a head injury. He has become an injury-prone, low-end QB2 fantasy option.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Cameron Wolfe
August 21, 2025
ESPN's DJ Bien-Aime writes that Houston Texans rookie wide receiver
Jayden Higgins has been rotating on the outside with
Xavier Hutchinson when the team goes to 11 personnel (three receivers). Fellow rookie
Jaylin Noel has seen most of his reps from the slot but has also seen some work on the outside. With
Christian Kirk currently locked in as the starting slot wideout in Houston, Higgins, the No. 34 overall pick in April, should have a clearer path to playing time in 2025. The two wideouts were teammates at Iowa State, and head coach DeMeco Ryans has described them as inseparable. The 22-year-old Higgins made a highlight-reel 14-yard reception on his only catch of the second preseason game last weekend. In a Texans offense that could throw the ball often, Higgins is absolutely worth a late-round flier in fantasy for receiver depth.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - DJ Bien-Aime
August 21, 2025
Baltimore Ravens quarterback
Lamar Jackson (foot) is not practicing with the team on Thursday after leaving Wednesday's practice early after having his foot stepped on, according to The Athletic's Jeff Zrebiec. The Ravens said on Wednesday that Jackson is fine, so they are just giving th two-time MVP a day off after a minor injury. Jackson is not going to play in the preseason finale on Saturday against the Washington Commanders, but he'll be ready to rock for Week 1 of the regular season on Sunday, Sept. 7, in a rematch of the AFC Divisional Round versus the Buffalo Bills. The 28-year-old former first-rounder is in his prime as an elite dual-threat quarterback. Jackson threw for a career-best 4,172 yards, 41 touchdowns and four interceptions in 17 regular-season starts in 2024 and also ran for 915 yards and four more TDs.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Jeff Zrebiec
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